Yom Mu Ung
President, Gyeoremal-Keunsajeon
Introducing the key speakers.
Yom Mu Ung
President, Gyeoremal-Keunsajeon
Han Kyung Koo
Secretary-General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO
Lee In Young
Minister of Unification, the Republic of Korea
Kim Dong Gi
Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO
Introducing the event schedule.
| Time (KST) | Contents | Speakers | Country |
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| Opening Ceremony | Chair: Mo Soon Young, Secretary General, Gyeoremal-Keunsajeon | |||
| 10:00 - 10:05 | Opening Remarks |
Yom Mu Ung President Gyeoremal-Keunsajeon |
Republic of Korea |
| 10:05 - 10:10 | Welcoming Remarks |
Han Kyung Koo Secretary-General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO |
Republic of Korea |
| 10:10 - 10:15 | Congratulatory Remarks |
Lee In Young Minister of Unification, the Republic of Korea |
Republic of Korea |
| 10:15 - 10:20 |
Kim Dong Gi Ambassador, Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO |
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| 10:20 - 10:25 |
Do Jong Hwan Congressperson, the Republic of Korea |
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| Session 1: Indigenous Literature Activities for Sustainability of Indigenous Languages | Moderator: Kim Ji Yoon, Poet, Literary Critic | |||
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Keynote Lecture: On the history of literature in indigenous languages and its sustainable future – Centered on the African cases |
Lee Seok Ho Director, Korean Centre for African Studies |
Republic of Korea |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Indigenous Literature Activities #1. Maayat’aan |
Alejandra Sasil Sánchez Chan Poet |
Mexico |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Indigenous Literature Activities #2. Maya Kaqchikel |
Miguel Angel Oxlaj Cúmez Poet |
Guatemala |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Indigenous Literature Activities #3. Sunuwar |
Shobha Sunuwar Poet |
Nepal |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Break Time | ||
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Indigenous Literature Activities #4. Gĩkũyũ |
Njeri Wangarĩ Poet |
Kenya |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Indigenous Literature Activities #5. Yorùbá |
Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún Poet |
Nigeria |
| 15:20 - 16:30 | Overall Discussion: The meaning of literature activities in indigenous languages and the experience of sharing indigenous creations | ||
| Time (KST) | Contents | Speakers | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Session: Jeju language, Hamgyeong language, and Gyeoremal-Keunsajeon(Grand Korean Dictionary)
Moderator: Ko Daeyoung, Research Manager of the Compilation Department, Gyeoremal-Keunsajeon |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 | Indigenous Literature Activities #6. Jeju language |
Kang Duk Hwan Poet |
Republic of Korea |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Indigenous Literature Activities #7. Hamgyeong language |
Song Si Yeon Poet |
ROK (North Korean Defector) |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | The literary imagination of the Jeju language and the Gyeoremal-Keunsajeon – The chemistry between orality and literacy beyond Western-centric (post) modernity |
Ko Myeong Cheol Literary Critic |
Republic of Korea |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Break Time | ||
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Session 2: Indigenous Literature Activities in the Perspective of Linguistic Anthropology
Moderator: Im Bo Seon, Chief of the Compilation Department, Gyeoremal-Keunsajeon |
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| 14:00 - 14:30 | Our stories - We ask you to hear us |
Ofelia Zepeda Poet |
U.S.A. |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Writing literature in indigenous languages
– Advancing from “Being” toward “becoming” |
Jung Do Sang Novelist |
Republic of Korea |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Discussions | ||
| 16:00 - 16:10 | Closing | ||